28: Chapter 28 A Hard Long Staff! A Mysterious Cave

In the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve, a thick, sturdy tree crashed down with a roar. The ground shook, dust billowed up, and a massive white bird slowly descended to the ground.

Three beasts, each the size of a small truck, couldn't help but retreat a few steps.

The Brown Bear felt a chill run through his body, his eyes showing fear as he looked at the large white bird walking toward them from not far away.

Seeing the tree being uprooted and crashing down right before his eyes, he realized that the terrifying white bird probably hadn't used its full strength when attacking him before!

If it had unleashed its full power... he would definitely be dead!

Recalling the collision just now, a massive fear surged in his heart, and his body couldn't stop trembling.

Not just him; the Giant Panda and the Monkey King, having regained their senses, also began to show looks of fear. This was the first time they had faced such a powerful creature!

And this powerful creature was actually a big white bird that looked much smaller than them!

This completely shattered the worldview they had developed in the wild since they were young!

Ye Yang came before the three animals. As his golden pupils swept over them, the animals couldn't help but lower their heads, not daring to look him in the eye.

"Does this count as submission?"

On the surface, he remained expressionless, but he thought to himself, "It should count."

Ye Yang turned to glance at the spirit tree's roots exposed to the air. "This won't do. Even though spirit trees are special, it's probably not good for the root system to be out of the soil for too long."

Then, he spent a long time getting the Monkey King to use his hands to roll mud balls to perfectly cover most of the spirit tree's root system.

This made Ye Yang look at the Monkey King's hands with a hint of envy and jealousy. "Primates are just too convenient!"

Noticing Ye Yang's gaze, the Monkey King's body jolted. His heart raced, and he didn't even dare to take a deep breath.

Thoughts flashed wildly through his mind! This powerful white bird wouldn't kill him, would it?

Naturally, Ye Yang wasn't going to kill them. First, the Brown Bear had cooperated with him once and helped him obtain the white jade bamboo. Second, he had no grudge against these three animals.

The third and most important point was that when he saw this spirit tree earlier, he wanted to move it back.

Although he was strong enough to pull the spirit tree out of the ground, transporting it was a hassle. He couldn't fly for long periods while carrying the spirit tree; that would be exhausting! No, it would exhaust a bird to death!

So, these three powerful animals would be useful. They could help him carry this large spirit tree back to the mountain peak.

Besides, he would only get stronger in the future, so having a few lackeys to help out would be nice.

Judging by the current behavior of the three animals, they had already tentatively submitted to him. Getting them to carry the spirit tree was definitely a sure thing.

He felt a sense of relief inside.

"Eh? What's this?"

Just as Ye Yang was about to look away from the Monkey King, his golden pupils suddenly dilated!

To be precise, he was staring at the long staff in the Monkey King's hand!

One look was all it took to give him a shock!

Ye Yang actually felt a sense of trepidation from this three-meter-long staff!

This feeling was very peculiar. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a feeling arising in his mind, but rather from deep within his body—it was an innate fear!

From what he knew, in nature, this kind of trepidation only happened when a mouse saw a tiger.

This was the first time he had felt this way since reincarnating as a bird in this parallel world!

Although this feeling was very faint, if the staff hadn't been so close to him and his perception hadn't been so exceptional, it would have been truly difficult to notice!

The Monkey King was going crazy now!

Why was this terrifying big white bird still staring at him? Although he admitted he was the most handsome cub in the monkey troop, at this moment, he wished he could just be ordinary so he wouldn't be targeted by this big white bird!

He lowered his head, not daring to make eye contact. Finally, unable to bear the immense pressure, he looked up and found the big white bird staring intently at the long staff in his hands.

He immediately threw down the long staff. Although he really liked this handy and sturdy staff, he was clearly even more afraid of the terrifying white bird in front of him!

Ye Yang's gaze successfully landed on the staff on the ground.

The staff was gray and about three meters long. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like a common staff found anywhere.

He raised a sharp claw and stomped down hard. Thud!

The sound of hard objects colliding!

Under Ye Yang's claw, it didn't break, and there wasn't even a mark on it!

Ye Yang's golden pupils narrowed. As expected, just as he had perceived, this staff was indeed extraordinary!

Even the material was something Ye Yang had never seen before!

As Ye Yang's gaze shifted to the Monkey King, the Brown Bear and the Giant Panda also came to their senses, looking at the Monkey King with confusion and surprise.

This terrifying big white bird was so powerful, yet it couldn't even destroy this ordinary-looking staff!

This staff is so hard? Where did this big monkey get it?

This was also Ye Yang's question.

Seeing that his staff was unscathed under the big white bird's attack, the Monkey King was dumbfounded.

Then, the familiar sense of pressure fell upon him, making his hair stand on end.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!"

He immediately started gesturing and chattering at Ye Yang, but Ye Yang obviously didn't understand the language of monkeys.

After some effort, Ye Yang finally conveyed the question: where did the staff come from?

A change appeared on the Monkey King's hairy face, and a deep fear emerged in his pale yellow eyes.

It was as if he was recalling something terrifying, but he looked up at the big white bird in front of him.

It seemed the current situation was even more dangerous.

"Squeak, squeak..."

With a cry, he began walking in a certain direction.

Ye Yang's eyes flickered, and he followed.

The Brown Bear and the Giant Panda looked at each other and also began to move their paws forward.

...

An unknown amount of time passed, and afternoon arrived.

The Monkey King's figure, weaving through the forest, came to a halt. His pale yellow pupils looked ahead with some fear.

On the flat ground ahead, a massive stone cave rose abruptly.

Whiz!

A white figure flashed by, and Ye Yang flapped his wings to land on a nearby branch.

Following the Monkey King's gaze, he saw a dark cave over ten meters wide. Surprisingly, there was a sign outside the entrance!

sign: Danger Zone! Keep Out!

Long red cordon lines blocked the dark entrance, warning people against entering.

At the same time, the reason for the closure appeared on the sign beside it.

Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve Friendly Reminder: There are strong magnetic field signals inside the massive cave, which cause severe interference with biological brains. Cherish your life; entry is prohibited!

Just as the information on the sign said, Ye Yang clearly felt discomfort in his body as he approached the cave, a sense of weakness for no apparent reason.

Beside him, the Monkey King's face was full of exhaustion, and his body was trembling.

"It seems that long staff made of unknown hard material was obtained by the Monkey King from the cave or its vicinity. There might be something good inside the cave..."

Whiz!

His figure flashed, and he flapped his wings, charging toward the cave...